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Ghost Train Goffstown Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/6/2009
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

House nearby so no night-time caching. Small lock-n-lock.

There is a house nearby so please no night-time caching.

We've long been intrigued by the Milford and Manchester
Railroad that was only in use for a few short years.

This cache is placed near the old railroad bed in Goffstown, NH as it headed north before turning east towards Manchester.

I entered the woods at the Trailhead waypoint. Right before the Trailhead on Addison Road you can see a stretch of the old railroad bed, still owned by the Boston & Maine Railroad. They'd be happy to sell it to you if you would like, since when I asked about it they wanted to know if I was interested in buying the land. :)

The railroad bed is now a Class 6 road in Goffstown (unmaintained) and in places the road/railroad bed has been eroded away so there are one or two sections where you won't be walking on a nice flat path. If you continue on the old road/railroad it eventually intersects Route 114. When I placed the cache I could hear but not see what killed the railroads (although who knows, the railroads might make a comeback :) ).

If you're interested in more Ghost Train caches along the route of the Milford to Manchester Railroad check out the bookmark: Ghost Train Series

A bit more information on the railroad (owned by the Boston and Maine Railroad) can be found here:
Manchester and Milford Railroad links

Congrats to muchado on the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fbpengrf cbvfba fvk srrg hc

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)